Then four.
Then three.
And then there’s silence.
One knock. Four. Three.
My mind quickly translates it:I love you.
He’s never knocked like that before. Never three words, never by himself. So what does that mean? What does this all freaking mean? Tears of frustration rise to my eyes as my phone dings with a text message.
Hoping Breaker is texting to explain it all, I quickly check the screen, but I’m quickly disappointed.
Brian:I’m sorry about our fight. I love you very much, remember that. You’ll be my wife in four weeks, and we have the rest of our lives to figure out the details.
Groaning, I toss my phone to the side and cover my eyes with my hands.
I need to escape from all of this.
ChapterFifteen
BREAKER
JP:How’re you feeling, Big Boy?
Clutching a cup of coffee, I text JP and Huxley back in our group thread.
Breaker:Don’t call me that. And not fucking great. I texted some really stupid shit to Lia last night.
JP:I’m going to need a copy of that text thread for my own enjoyment.
Huxley:I normally don’t participate in JP’s shenanigans, but I’m interested in what you said as well.
Breaker:Love how supportive you two are.
JP:If anything, we’re here for you, bro.
Breaker:Yeah, I can tell.
Huxley:What did you say?
Breaker:Oh, pretty much everything besides I love you, and I wish you were mine. Just skirted around all of that. Her responses showed clear confusion, for obvious reasons, and now I have to get myself together to go taste cake with her and her soon-to-be mother-in-law because the fight she got into with Brian last night clearly wasn’t bad enough for her to warrant calling off the wedding.
JP:Sounds like the seventh circle of hell.
Breaker:Pretty much.
Huxley:Are you going to mention the texts?
Breaker:Should I? Or should I just act normal, as if nothing happened?
JP:I would go with the nothing happened. Don’t bring attention to your stupidity. She has enough stupid to deal with when it comes to Brian.
Huxley:I don’t tend to agree with JP very often, but I would have to say he’s probably right on this one. Just act like everything is normal.
Breaker:And what happens when I see her, and all I want to do is reach out and kiss her?
JP:Uh, remember consent is a real thing.
